LOVE. FEAR. HATE. HOPE. LOVE. "She has learned to love. To fear. To hate. And then to love again. Through it all, she writes." Once Upon A Time There Was A Girl "Bits of You & Pieces of Me" is a collection of short stories, poetry & essays on life. While each piece stands alone, together the chapters tell the story of an idealistic girl in love with love who discovers the demons of a splintered heart when that love turns violent. Through it all, she climbs her way back to Hope and finds that in the end her True Heart remained Unbreakable. This collection dives into the heart of painful love, abuse, passion and one woman's journey through her Dark Night of the Soul. Quotes from the book: "Haunted by demons of the past, hounded by demons not yet met, the nevermore and evermore left her little peace." A Tale of Two Women "The house burned in the fire. Her house. Her prison of lies and of denial. Her American dream turned nightmare." Unbreakable Heart "He loves me, he loves me not. How many flowers must I kill before he loves me?" He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not What Others Are Saying: "Kimberly Kinrade is a genius. Simply put. Bits of You & Pieces of Me is a work of literary art. " L.M. Stull Author of "Memoirs of a Monkey" Spring 2011 Founder of Between the Lines book club "This was as if Kimberly Kinrade had ripped out her very beautiful and eloquent heart and presented it in front of you. " Katie John Author of "The Knight Trilogy" "Part poetry, part confessional, part writers anthology, Kimberly Kinrade obviously pours her heart and soul into this work. All of it mesmerizing " Brick ONeil Writer/Book Reviewer ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kimberly Kinrade is a Young Adult Fantasy author whose first book "Bits of You & Pieces of Me" was not YA. She started selling her work when she was 10 and ran out of teeth to sell to the Tooth Fairy. Now she writes, plays with her kids and puppies, runs a love blog (WritingInLove.com) with the love of her life, and tweets. All the while thinking of ways to woo the perfect agent and publishing house for her soon-to-be-hit YA fantasy series "The Reluctant Familiar." You can learn more about her at KimberlyKinrade.com